Cannot delete old contacts

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bmowen - 07 Dec 2003 05:10 GMT

For the past several generations of Outlook, up to and
including Outlook 2003, whenever I attempt to delete an
obsolete contact I get the following message: "The
messaging interface has returned an unknow error. If the
problem persists, restart Outlook."
Of course, this does not work. I have resorted to
renaming such contacts "zzzz".
Anyone got a fix?

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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] - 08 Dec 2003 05:03 GMT

Try running the Inbox Repair Tool against your .PST file to see if it finds
any errors. Search your drive for a file called scanpst.exe and run it.

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> For the past several generations of Outlook, up to and
> including Outlook 2003, whenever I attempt to delete an
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> renaming such contacts "zzzz".
> Anyone got a fix?

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- 09 Dec 2003 17:53 GMT

Running scanpst had no effect on the problem, although it
did claim to haqve repaired unspecified problems.

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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] - 10 Dec 2003 04:54 GMT

How large is the .PST file?

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RCMacKenziw - 20 Dec 2003 18:36 GMT

I am having the same problem and have had nop lick with the repair tool as well. my file size is well under the limit and I have perhasp 200 of 2000 contacts that can't be deleted?

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